Posted on 07. Feb, 2022 in: News

Good week, Bad week….

It was a good week for…  … The Tax Agency (SKAT) which concluded an out of court settlement with U.S. tax firm Acupay, one of the main advisors to British businessman Sanjay Shah,…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2022 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, January 31st – February 6th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week:  On February 1st, Denmark became the first EU country to scrap most pandemic restrictions, saying it no longer considers COVID-19 “a socially critical disease” – Head of the…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2022 in: News

Transport Minister quits

Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht resigned last night after admitting he withheld crucial CO2 emission figures from cross-party negotiations surrounding a new, multi-billion infrastructure bill. During a consultation, Thursday, the minister claimed that he…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2022 in: News

Tax Minister covered up negative green car data

Tax Minister Morten Bødskov finds himself in hot water after it was revealed that he was made aware in November that plug-in hybrid cars emit far greater amounts of CO2 than permitted to be…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

High infection rate is ‘no cause for concern’…New BA.2 variant the dominant strain…One third of all adults have had Covid during 2nd wave…. 44.225 new corona cases were confirmed, Wednesday. Of the 166.203…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2022 in: News

27-year-old planned school shootings

A 27-year-old man from northern Jutland has been detained in a secure institution after Aalborg District Court found him guilty of attempted murder for planning several attacks on schools. The defendant, who had…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2022 in: News

Business leaders call for action on labour shortage

The heads of Denmark’s three biggest business organisations have dismissed the government’s plan to ease the labour shortage as ’unambitious’ and called for new, all-party negotiations to come up with alternative solutions. Brian…

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Posted on 04. Feb, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Mærks ship runs aground in North Sea….Novo shares up after optimistic earnings outlook…Ørsted hit by lower wind speed…Carlsberg looks for non-beer alternatives…Danske Bank profit up despite aftermath of money laundering scandal… A Maersk…

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Posted on 03. Feb, 2022 in: News

Denmark gets letter from Russia

Denmark is one of a number of NATO countries that have received a letter from Russia’s Foreign Minister asking whether they intend to comply with OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe)…

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Posted on 03. Feb, 2022 in: News

Defence Minister dismisses Russia’s ‘ridiculous’ demand

Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has dismissed Russia’s demand that Ukraine and other countries, such as Finland and Sweden, are kept out of NATO as ’totally ridiculous’. In response to the letter Denmark has…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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